Tadeusz Lutak

Tadeusz Lutak
Born	(1917-08-29) 29 August 1917 (age 108) Żarnowa, Austria-Hungary
Allegiance	Second Polish Republic Provisional Government of National Unity
Branch	Home Army
Years of service	1937–1945: Second Polish Republic 1945–1946: Provisional Government of National Unity
Rank	Kapitan
Battles / wars	World War 2
Awards

Capt. Tadeusz "Pancerz" Lutak (born 29 August 1917) is a Polish soldier and member of the World War 2 independence underground. ^[1] He is currently the oldest living man in Poland and the oldest surving soldier of the Home Army. ^[2]

Decorations

	Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta	2017
	Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta	1987
	Cross of the Home Army	1981 & 1998
	Partisan Cross	1973
	Army Medal for War	x4; 1948
	Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945	1968
	Medal "For Participation in the Defensive War of 1939"	1982
	Medal for Long Marital Life	1993
	Medal of the Centenary of Regained Independence	2018
	Pro Bono Poloniae Medal	2018

References

1. "Por. Tadeusz Lutak, ps. "Pancerz" skończył 105 lata – żołnierz Armii Krajowej, uczestnik kampanii wrześniowej, najstarszy czołgista Wojska Polskiego i Świadek Historii IPN". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej - Rzeszów.
2. Sobol, Urszula (8 September 2024). "KPT. Tadeusz Lutak to najstarszy mężczyzna w Polsce. Niedawno obchodził 107. Urodziny [ZDJĘCIA, WIDEO]" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2025.